gerontocracia
Portuguese, noun/ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
gerontocracia is spelled G-E-R-O-N-T-O-C-R-A-C-I-A (13 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese, the 191,310th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerontocracia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gerontocracy (rule by elders)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma de governo ou sistema político em que os mais velhos exercem o poder”.
What does gerontocracia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegerontocracy (rule by elders)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma de governo ou sistema político em que os mais velhos exercem o poder 2. grupo ou estrutura social baseado no domínio pelos anciões 3. governo formado por pessoas bem idosas ou onde estas têm preponderância
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gerontocracia
- gerontocracias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gerontocracia?
- Brazil /ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ʒɨ.ɾõ.tɔ.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gerontocracia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gerontocracia in Portuguese?
gerontocracia appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).